Reagan Nentwich of Clark won the 100-yard butterfly Saturday during the Region VII-5A swimming and diving championships at Davis Natatorium. The Cougars girls finished fifth.

Reagan Nentwich of Clark won the 100-yard butterfly Saturday during the Region VII-5A swimming and diving championships at Davis Natatorium. The Cougars girls finished fifth.

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Brandon Parker of Brennan High School swims to victory in the men's 500 yard freestyle during the UIL Region VII-5A Swimming and Diving Championships at the Josh Davis Natatorium on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.

Brandon Parker of Brennan High School swims to victory in the men's 500 yard freestyle during the UIL Region VII-5A Swimming and Diving Championships at the Josh Davis Natatorium on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.

Reagan Nentwich of Clark High School swims to victory in the women's 100 yard butterfly during the UIL Region VII-5A Swimming and Diving Championships at the Josh Davis Natatorium on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.

Reagan Nentwich of Clark High School swims to victory in the women's 100 yard butterfly during the UIL Region VII-5A Swimming and Diving Championships at the Josh Davis Natatorium on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014.

There was something different, though, about Saturday's Region VII-5A championships.

Maybe it was the stakes, or the fact that it's her senior year.

Mostly, it was her school's long tradition of winning that served as the motivation.

“We always have had high standards,” Strickland said. “When all the stands are filled up, and the crowd is roaring, it just gets me fired up.”

Strickland and the Chargers rolled to their second straight regional title, rolling up 342 points to easily beat second-place O'Connor, which had 245. Johnson (214) was third and Reagan (207) took fourth.

Sophomore Haley Herzberg won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles, and Churchill won the 200 medley and 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

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The Reagan boys used their depth en route to a second straight regional crown, edging Brandeis 397-309. Johnson (2401/2) was third and New Braunfels (166) fourth.

The Rattlers won only two events — Nathan Gonzales captured the 1-meter diving with a meet-record 557.95 points, and the 200-yard medley relay won in 1:38.16 — but their stockpile of second-, third- and fourth-place efforts amassed enough points to hold off Brandeis.

“Brandeis had a great challenge for us this year,” Reagan coach Mike Sansavera said. “We knew we were going to be up against them at regionals. Our goal was to get as many guys to regionals as possible so that we would have the depth to challenge them.”

Health Career's Marian Yurchishin (100 free and 100 breaststroke) and Taft's Migs Martin (100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke) were also double-winners. Yurchishin was named the meet's top female swimmer and Martin was the top male swimmer.

Warren's Maddie Horner won the girls 1-meter diving to become her school's first state qualifier.